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International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER - Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada. She's been admitted to Simon Fraser University in ...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020
Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020
Police see increase in speedy drivers on quieter streets during pandemic
EDMONTON - Lyle Massie takes his bright-orange motorcycle out for a ride around the city once or twice a week. The Edmontonian says he's noticed way more speeding on the roads since the COVID-19 pande...
May 30, 2020
How finding a ministerial home for CMHC caused 'madness' in November
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's federal housing agency wrote a one-word email in November to sum up the time it took to figure out just which newly shuffled cabinet minister was responsible for the...
May 30, 2020
Partygoer at Missouri's Lake of Ozarks positive for COVID-19
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to "inform mass numbers of unknown people" after a person who attended crowded pool parties over Memorial Day weekend at Missouri...
May 29, 2020
Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 29, 2020
Latest Alberta COVID-19 update - All Albertans eligible for COVID-19 testing, 24 new cases, no new deaths
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer announced Friday that all Albertans will now be able to get a COVID-19 test starting immediately in Calgary with the rest of the province to follow next week...
May 29, 2020
Oilers' Draisaitl reflects on Art Ross Trophy win: 'You dream of these things'
Leon Draisaitl had just wrapped up a phone call with Alphonso Davies. The German hockey star and the Canadian soccer sensation have a lot in common. A dominant centre for the Edmonton Oilers, Dra...
May 29, 2020